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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Cooking With Patrick Clark: A Tribute to the Man and His Cuisine

Date
1999
Published by
Ten Speed Press, American, founded 1971
Subject of
Patrick Dean Clark, American, 1955 - 1998
Written by
Charlie Trotter, American, 1959 - 2013
Caption
Patrick Dean Clark (March 17, 1955 – February 11, 1998) was a celebrated American chef. He won the 1994 James Beard Foundation award for "Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic Region" during his tenure at the Hay-Adams Hotel, Washington, D.C. and competed in the 1997 Iron Chef competition. Clark is credited with having been the first chef in New York City to mix fine dining and bistro at The Odeon in Tribeca, as well as also having been one of the first American chefs to apply French technique to growing American regional cuisine in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Clark was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Melvin Clark, also a chef, and Idella Clark. He was raised in Canarsie, a Brooklyn neighborhood. Clark gained his culinary skills at New York City Technical College and the Culinary Arts Program at Bournemouth and Pool College in the UK. After culinary school, Patrick Clark spent two years as a chef in Beverly Hills before relocating to Washington, DC to work at the Hay-Adams across the street from the White House. President Clinton asked him to be the White House chef in 1994, but Clark decided to take the position of Executive Chef in New York’s Tavern on the Green.
Suffering from congestive heart failure and awaiting a heart transplant, Clark died on February 11, 1998 at the age of 42.
Fellow chef and James Beard Award Winner Charlie Trotter decided to create this cookbook based upon his reverence for Clark. The book celebrates Clark's passion for food and an indication of his impact in the culinary world. Proceeds from sales of the book benefited the Patrick Clark Family Trust, a nonprofit fund created to support Clark’s children, one of whom follows his father’s footsteps as a chef.
Description
A hardcover cookbook (a) with a removable dust jacket (b) titled Cooking with Patrick Clark by Charlie Trotter. The dust jacket cover is matte white and features a black and white photographic portrait of Clark at the top center with name of book in center yellow and blue boxes [COOKING WITH / PATRICK CLARK / a tribute to the man and his cuisine]. Beneath this is a large color photograph of lambchops garnished with baby carrots and rosemary. Edited by Charlie Trotter, the first half of the book features Clark's favorite recipes, such as Fried Oysters in Basil Sauce and Barbequed Quail with Sweet Potato and Mushroom Hash. The second half of the book contains tributes to Clark along with recipes from other chefs including Thomas Keller, Emeril Lagasse, Jacques Pepin, Alice Waters, and Todd English. There are 240 pages with photographs throughout.
Topic
African American
Communities
Cooking and dining
Foodways
Men
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Exhibition
Cultural Expressions
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.17
Type
hardcover books
Restrictions & Rights
© 1999 by the Patrick Clark Family Trust and Charlie Trotter
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 10 1/2 × 8 15/16 × 7/8 in. (26.6 × 22.7 × 2.3 cm)
Title
Title • Cooking With Patrick Clark: A Tribute to the Man and His Cuisine
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.17
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
COOKING WITH PATRICK CLARK: A TRIBUTE TO THE MAN AND HIS CUISINE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1990s
Name
Ten Speed Press • Clark, Patrick Dean • Trotter, Charlie
Topic
Cooking • Communities • Dinners and dining • Men
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Cultural Expressions
Type
Hardcover books
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
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Which heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

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